OPPRESSOR - OPPRESSED in African American Culture

The aim of the study is to portray that though we are in modern world. The existing of racism and female domination is still on real lives. The inequality exists between the haves and have not's. Women is always definite not only in relation to man but as dependent on man and secondary to him. The discrimination begins right from her childhood as she is treated differently. Male superiority is inculcated in her. The problem of oppressor in the African-American context is very much live, causing the frustration. Here the frustration of Women also pronounced by making them worst affected and exploited. Equality and justice for all remains a dream only, as long as oppression exists in any form

The Scientific Temper of Climate Change Coverage in Indian Newspapers

Despite the efforts of several science communication organizations, coverage of science and science based issues remains very low in the worldwide media in general and Indian media, in particular. In contrast, the Indian media has seen an escalation of climate change reporting in the last decade. Climate change being an issue with far reaching social and economic implications, coverage of the issue is likely to have policy implications. Media coverage of scientific issues to a large extent informs policy decisions. Thus scientific coverage of an issue like climate change will result in scientific policies. In order to ensure this, the scientific temper of coverage of an issue like climate change needs to be tracked. This study of the scientific temper of climate change coverage in three mainstream English language newspapers published from New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai shows that there has been very little attempt to involve science and scientists in the reportage. Majority of the news reports have used politicians as primary claim makers and have been sourced from the UN or IPCC reports. In comparison the number of reports using scientists as the primary claim makers and sourced from peer-reviewed journals is very low and has remained almost constant over the years

White Spot Lesions and Remineralization

As all practitioners are aware, the prevalence and incidence of dental caries keep increasing constantly and therefore early diagnosis and cessation of further progression would greatly help in maintaining the sound tooth structure. One of the earliest signs of dental caries is a white spot lesion, which is mostly missed, and only treated when the condition worsens. WSL are areas of demineralized enamel that occur due to a prolonged period of retained microbial biofilms most commonly associated in patients with poor oral hygiene and fixed orthodontic appliances. If caught early and intervened, WSLs can be reversed. Therefore, the diagnosis and treatment of WSL are of outmost importance, and this chapter will explain in detail various methods of diagnosing WSLs, its treatment protocol with the significance of remineralization of the same

Gatekeeping Eco-Media S&T Information for Newspapers

Gatekeeping is a process where selection and rejection of a particular information is executed in media houses. Protection of water-bodies and eco-sites through communication is essential. Unearthing the scientific facts behind each eco-site and communicating this information to people passing through the gates of local newspapers is the objective of this study. This study concentrates on eco-sites that are damaged by human activities, pollution, etc. Key science communication messages are generated at eco-sites for the media to inculcate scientific temper on ecological issues among the public. It also involves engaging the local community to protect and conserve the eco-sites, and disseminating the scientific information on pressing issues pertaining to the eco-sites to newspapers.The results are an analysis of the outcome of Science Communication activities in newspapers and raising awareness on eco-water issues. Science Communication is a combination of several components including dissemination of S&T information, activities, community engagements, etc. These components act as an influence in Gatekeeping for communicating science to the common people

Gatekeeping Eco-Media S&T Information for Newspapers

34-44Gatekeeping is a process where selection and rejection of a particular information is executed in media houses. Protection of water-bodies and eco-sites through communication is essential. Unearthing the scientific facts behind each eco-site and communicating this information to people passing through the gates of local newspapers is the objective of this study. This study concentrates on eco-sites that are damaged by human activities, pollution, etc. Key science communication messages are generated at eco-sites for the media to inculcate scientific temper on ecological issues among the public. It also involves engaging the local community to protect and conserve the eco-sites, and disseminating the scientific information on pressing issues pertaining to the eco-sites to newspapers. The results are an analysis of the outcome of Science Communication activities in newspapers and raising awareness on eco-water issues. Science Communication is a combination of several components including dissemination of S&T information, activities, community engagements, etc. These components act as an influence in Gatekeeping for communicating science to the common people

World on the Web: GIS Technology Comes of Age

38-41<span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:DFKai-SB;mso-bidi-font-weight: bold" lang="EN-US">Web-based GIS is fast becoming the cheapest, most sophisticated and comprehensive communication tool on availability of natural resources, and that too, in a manner that cuts out the problem of communicating the same data to people using different languages. </span

The Scientific Temper of Climate Change Coverage in Indian Newspapers

101-119Despite the efforts of several science communication organizations, coverage of science and science based issues remains very low in the worldwide media in general and Indian media, in particular. In contrast, the Indian media has seen an escalation of climate change reporting in the last decade. Climate change being an issue with far reaching social and economic implications, coverage of the issue is likely to have policy implications. Media coverage of scientific issues to a large extent informs policy decisions. Thus scientific coverage of an issue like climate change will result in scientific policies. In order to ensure this, the scientific temper of coverage of an issue like climate change needs to be tracked. This study of the scientific temper of climate change coverage in three mainstream English language newspapers published from New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai shows that there has been very little attempt to involve science and scientists in the reportage. Majority of the news reports have used politicians as primary claim makers and have been sourced from the UN or IPCC reports. In comparison the number of reports using scientists as the primary claim makers and sourced from peer-reviewed journals is very low and has remained almost constant over the years

Heat transfer and air-flow analysis of a non-uniformly cooled data centre

Paper presented at the 7th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Turkey, 19-21 July, 2010.The trend towards deployment of computer systems in large numbers, in dense configurations of servers in a data centre, has led to very high power densities at room level. Establishing the temperature and airflow pattern for a typical data centre is important for the thermal management and ensuring reliable operation. In the project presented here, an operational data centre is studied with the aim of clarifying some of the thermal issues. To this end, air temperature and velocity have been measured and the results will be presented. Further, a CFD analysis has been performed to provide detailed flow and thermal fields. The experimental measurements have clearly identified that the flow distribution in the data centre is very complex and exhibits non-uniformity, with critical hot spots observed in the measured temperature maps. The CFD results were in a reasonable agreement with the measurements, identifying critical regions of limited cooling.ej201

Synthesis of first acyclic trinuclear ruthenium(II) phenolate schiff base complex from acyclic tripodal and macrobicyclic ligands

442-450An acyclic trinuclear ruthenium(II) Schiff base complex Ru3H3L1(DMSO)6Cl6, 1, has been isolated for the first time from preformed acyclic tripodal ligands H3L1, H3L2 and also from macrobicyclic ligand H3L3 instead of the dinuclear ruthenium complex 2. The ligand H3L1 crystallizes in space group R and exhibits carry over of molecular trigonal symmetry into crystal. Trigonal network is due to intermolecular interactions of aminomethylene (N-CH2) proton and formyl (CH=O) oxygen. The CSD analysis reveals that N-C-H... O=CH interaction is unique. The complex Ru3H3L1(DMSO)6Cl6 1 crystallizes in triclinic P space group. Each ruthenium atom is coordinated by phenolic and formyl oxygens of ligand, sulphur atoms of two DMSO moieties in equitorial plane and two chloride ions in axial positions providing distorted octahedral geometry. The Ru-Ru distances in complex 1 indicate that there is no interaction between the metal centers. Further reaction of complex 1 with tren and ruthenium metal does not yield macrobicyclic complex 2 showing the inertness of the coordinated formyl group towards Schiff base condensation. The electronic spectrum of the complex shows charge transfer bands while cyclic voltammetry in dichloromethane solvent gives a single reversible redox couple at E1/2 = 0.87 V (vs Ag-AgCl) corresponding to Ru(II) to Ru(III) oxidation

Microplankton size structure induced by a warm-core eddy in the Western Bay of Bengal: Role of Trichodesmium abundance

Mesoscale warm-core eddies are common in the Bay of Bengal (BoB), and this study in the western BoB during Pre-Southwest Monsoon (April 2015) presents how a prolonged warmcore core eddy could modify the microplankton biomass and size structure. To investigate this, field sampling and laboratory analyses were augmented with satellite data sets of sea surface temperature (SST), winds, mean sea level anomaly (MSLA), geostrophic currents and chlorophyll-a. High SST with positive MSLA (≥ 20 cm) and a clockwise circulation, represented the occurrence of a large warm-core eddy in the western BoB. Time series data evidenced that it was originated in the mid of March and persistent there till early June, which in turn caused a decrease in the surface nutrients and chlorophyll-a. The abundance and biomass of microplankton were negligible in the warm-core eddy region. FlowCAM data showed a significant decrease in the autotrophic microplankton parameters in the warm-core eddy (av. 13 ± 9 ind. L−1 and 0.1 ± 0.04 μgC L−1, respectively) as compared to the surrounding locations (av. 227 ± 143 ind. L−1 and 0.8 ± 0.5 μgC L−1, respectively). Low nutrients level in the warm core eddy region favoured high abundance of needle-shaped phytoplankton cells dominated by Trichodesmium cells. As a result, the size of micro-autotrophs in the warm-core eddy was larger (av. 91,760 ± 12,902 μm3 ind.−1) than its outside (av. 50,115 ± 21,578 μm3 ind.−1). This is a deviation from our belief that the oligotrophy decreases the phytoplankton size. We showed here that the above understanding might not be infallible in warm-core eddies in the northern Indian Ocean due to its inducing effect on the Trichodesmium abundance